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"Harvey Knocked Out Dozens Of Texas Water, Sewer Systems" [1]

"DALLAS -- State and federal environmental agencies report Harvey knocked out five drinking-water systems and seven sewage systems in the 58 Texas counties covered by Gov. Greg Abbott's disaster declaration.

In a joint statement issued Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality also reported that 38 other drinking-water systems are under boil-water notices.

The TCEQ also reports that four dams failed and 17 others had some type of damage reported, but there were no reports of downstream damage or injuries as a result. None of the inoperable water and sewer systems or damaged dams was specified."

The Associated Press had the story October 2, 2017. [2]

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Source: AP [2], 10/03/2017
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/harvey-knocked-out-dozens-texas-water-sewer-systems [2] http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article176678791.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81